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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,027</td>
<td class="r data">         695</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,570</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,155</td>
<td class="r data">         660</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,642</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
<td class="r data">         513</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,344</td>
<td class="r data">       1,001</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,730</td>
<td class="r data">         876</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
<td class="r data">         614</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,871</td>
<td class="r data">       1,250</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,219</td>
<td class="r data">       1,107</td>
<td class="r data">    26.2</td>
<td class="r data">         652</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,771</td>
<td class="r data">       1,112</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
<td class="r data">       4,131</td>
<td class="r data">       1,008</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">         640</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,806</td>
<td class="r data">         994</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,153</td>
<td class="r data">         886</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
<td class="r data">         653</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,780</td>
<td class="r data">       1,008</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,181</td>
<td class="r data">         904</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">         599</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       4,892</td>
<td class="r data">       1,179</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,320</td>
<td class="r data">       1,074</td>
<td class="r data">    24.9</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,958</td>
<td class="r data">       1,215</td>
<td class="r data">    24.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,431</td>
<td class="r data">       1,109</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">         527</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       4,177</td>
<td class="r data">         934</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,748</td>
<td class="r data">         858</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
<td class="r data">         429</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,997</td>
<td class="r data">         691</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,553</td>
<td class="r data">         610</td>
<td class="r data">    23.9</td>
<td class="r data">         444</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,114</td>
<td class="r data">         655</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,616</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         498</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,300</td>
<td class="r data">         996</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,703</td>
<td class="r data">         872</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
<td class="r data">         597</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,827</td>
<td class="r data">       1,244</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,187</td>
<td class="r data">       1,103</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
<td class="r data">         640</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">    22.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,718</td>
<td class="r data">       1,100</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
<td class="r data">       4,098</td>
<td class="r data">       1,000</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">         620</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,769</td>
<td class="r data">         989</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,128</td>
<td class="r data">         882</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">         641</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,740</td>
<td class="r data">       1,004</td>
<td class="r data">    21.2</td>
<td class="r data">       4,154</td>
<td class="r data">         902</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
<td class="r data">         586</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       4,862</td>
<td class="r data">       1,172</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,303</td>
<td class="r data">       1,069</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
<td class="r data">         559</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">    18.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,933</td>
<td class="r data">       1,214</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
<td class="r data">       4,415</td>
<td class="r data">       1,109</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">         518</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       4,156</td>
<td class="r data">         931</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,734</td>
<td class="r data">         855</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    15.2</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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